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Physiology & Medicine / What should be done with a weeping hand?
« on: 19/07/2015 02:07:12 »
My neighbour fell and drove a stick into the fleshy part of her hand between the thumb and index finger about 10 days ago. She was on antibiotics for four days, but her hand is still swollen, red, and weeping a lot of pus. She said bits of bark come out now and again. It looks very bad to me; the hole looks about the size of a pen. Is there something she can do to alleviate that, or should she be seeking medical attention again? Our hospital is small and our doctors seem overworked into the burnout zone.